No Longer Just a Promise

As His divine power has given to us, all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue. 2 Peter 1:3

Under the old covenant, God kept telling Israel about the Redeemer, the Messiah, showing them pictures of redemption in types and shadows. Thousands of years passed, and people continued waiting for God’s redemptive promises to be fulfilled.

Then Jesus came to this earth, fulfilling the will of God through His death, burial and resurrection. Under the new covenant, Peter could say, “His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness.” What was a promise is now a fulfilled fact. Now God says, “I’ve done My part.” The responsibility to act switched from Him to us.

You see, if someone says to you, “I want to give you a book” but then just sits there, doing nothing, you have to wait to receive the book you’ve been given. But if he says, “I want to give you this book” and then places the book beside you, then it’s your responsibility to pick it up.

In the spiritual realm, we know that God “Hath given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness.” Well, healing pertains to life and godliness. So if we want the healing God has already given us, we have to “pick it up.” We don’t wait for God to heal us. We just reach out and take hold of what He’s already done. That isn’t forcing God’s hand. That’s saying, “Lord, You did it. I believe it. I take it!”

Thank God, we don’t have to wait until God completes the plan of redemption. We aren’t looking ahead to what God will do someday. We’re looking back to what He did 2000 years ago! He has already redeemed us from the curse of the Law. He has already redeemed us from sickness and disease. It isn’t just a promise anymore—it’s a fact!

CONFESSION:

I’m redeemed by the blood of Jesus, set free from all the effects of the curse. Sickness and disease are no longer a part of my job description. I’m free!

From: A Devotional for Divine Health Prescription for a Miracle, Mark Brazee, 1999